?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Immunization+of+Children+in+a+Rural+Area+of+North+Kashmir%2C+India%3A+A+KAP+Study.&rft.creator=Hamid%2C+S&rft.creator=Andrabi%2C+SAH&rft.creator=Fazli%2C+A&rft.creator=Jabeen%2C+R&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Knowledge%2C+attitude+and+practices+about+immunization+among+mothers+of+children+aged+1-2+years+was+assessed.+Method%3A+300+mothers+were+administered+a+semi-structured+questionnaire+at+PHC+Hajan+from+1st+march+to+1st+may+2011+to+elicit+the+information+about+the+knowledge%2C+attitude+and+practices+of+the+mothers+regarding+immunization.+Results%3A+100%25+of+mothers+knew+that+vaccination+is+beneficial+and+protects+their+children+from+diseases.+39%25+knew+OPV+protects+from+polio+while+only+1%25+were+aware+of+protective+role+of+BCG.+All+mothers+knew+about+immunization+in+pregnancy+but+86%25+were+unaware+about+its+preventive+role.+26%25+mothers+believed+that+3+doses+of+T.T+(tetanus+toxoid)+are+to+be+given+during+pregnancy.+Whereas+98%25+of+children+were+completely+immunized%2C+93%25+completed+on+schedule.+Eighty+percent+of+mothers+reported+of+fever+following+DPT.+All+mothers+had+received+tetanus+toxoid+during+pregnancy.+Conclusion%3A+Considering+mothers'+poor+knowledge+and+good+attitude%2C+health+education+on+immunization+is+emphasized+to+improve+their+practices.+&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8875%2F1%2F2012-1-10.pdf&rft.identifier=++Hamid%2C+S+and+Andrabi%2C+SAH+and+Fazli%2C+A+and+Jabeen%2C+R++(2012)+Immunization+of+Children+in+a+Rural+Area+of+North+Kashmir%2C+India%3A+A+KAP+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8875%2F